The Coalition conducts public workshops and forums around the state, involving the public, public officials, and the media in discussing government accessibility as provided in the various statutes that assure such access and accountability from our public agencies.
The Washington Coalition for Open Government has written a letter to Governor Gregoire expressing concern with the delay in filling vacancies on the Sunshine Committee.
Read the full letter here.Breaking News: WCOG PUBLISHES CANDIDATE SURVEY RESULTS
In July, the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) submitted an open government questionnaire to candidates around the state and asked for their position on 11 key government reform issues identified by WCOG. Candidates were asked to take a “yes” or “no” stance on topics including recording of executive sessions of public agencies and requirement of open government training for government employees and elected officials.
The Seattle Times: August 24, 2010
Seattle attorney Anne Bremner's battle to keep the news media from seeing a deputy's report from her June arrest on suspicion of drunken driving took a novel twist this week, baffling officials with the King County Sheriff's Office.
Bremner's attorney, Tyler Firkins, filed a motion Monday in King County District Court in Shoreline, seeking to use a rule that governs which records the court can release to bar the Sheriff's Office from releasing the report. A Superior Court judge already has ruled the report can be released under the state Public Disclosure Act, a decision that Bremner is appealing.
Respect the state's open-records laws in DUI case of Seattle attorney
The Seattle Times: August 25, 2010
CREATIVE, aggressive lawyering intended to deny access to public records is an insult to citizens who have made open records and open government a priority in Washington.
Seattle attorney Anne Bremner, 52, is inventing arguments to stifle release of a deputy's report describing her June arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
Secretive nature of Legislature, candidates is a bad trend
The Olympian: August 24, 2010
As the 2010 campaign season heads into its final weeks, it's time to hold legislative candidates accountable for their views on openness and transparency in all government actions.
Most South Sound legislative candidates haven’t bothered to answer a questionnaire posed to them by the Washington Coalition for Open Government.Vashon's community council in crisis: Four members resign after county legal analysis
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber: August 19, 2010
Four of the nine members of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council's board resigned this week in the wake of a King County decision that the council has to comply with the state's far-reaching public records act.
Jean Bosch, who chairs the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council (VMICC), resigned Tuesday, one day after a tense exchange with Islander Tom Bangasser, who refused to sit down when she told him he was out of order.
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